Peripheral neuropathy Board decisions

The Veteran's service connection claims for acute myeloid leukemia and related peripheral neuropathies are granted. The appeal regarding a recurrent sleep disability, memory loss, and chronic fatigue is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities due to a lack of sufficient rationale in the June 2022 VA examination and the need to consider direct service connection.

The appeal for prostate cancer is dismissed as the benefits have already been granted.,Service connection for hypertension has been granted based on the PACT Act.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings and entitlement to TDIU due to incomplete development of records, including VA treatment records. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are being evaluated by a qualified medical examiner to determine their combined effects on his ability to work.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his claims of increased ratings for peripheral neuropathy and service connection for depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of substantial compliance with previous directives and an error in the definition used for aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for left lower extremity (LLE) peripheral neuropathy as the Veteran does not have a current disability of LLE peripheral neuropathy and there is no recent diagnosis prior to his filing of a claim.

The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for various conditions and the effective date of a right lower extremity radiculopathy award. The Veteran's claims for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal cell carcinoma, and a skin disability are also remanded due to potential herbicide exposure in Korea.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence and a need for further development. The examiner is requested to consider obesity as an intermediate step in determining if the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his diabetes mellitus or other service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities was denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the percentage standards set forth in 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) and concluded that there is not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's left and right upper extremity neuropathy, as well as his left and right lower extremity sciatic neuropathy have been granted initial ratings of 20%, 30%, 40%, and 40% respectively.,The Veteran's diabetes mellitus has not yet been rated in excess of 20%

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development, including obtaining VA medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left lower extremity neuropathy, finding that the conditions were aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected Parkinson's disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left leg disability, including neuropathy, and denied his increased rating claims for stress reaction of bilateral ankles and feet prior to December 16, 2015.,The evidence did not support granting service connection or an increased rating for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining outstanding treatment records. The issue of a TDIU on an extraschedular basis will also be referred to the Director, Compensation Service.

The Board has granted service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, finding that the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange during his military service is causally related to his current disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a new medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left wrist disability. The AOJ must ensure that the requested medical opinion complies with the terms of this remand.

The Veteran's initial claim for higher ratings for diabetes mellitus type 2 and diabetic neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities was denied.,For the period prior to February 18, 2021, an initial rating of 40 percent for right upper extremity diabetic neuropathy of the median and ulnar nerves was granted. For the entire appeal period, a higher rating than 40 percent for this condition is denied.

The Veteran's service connection for residuals of lung cancer lobectomy is granted due to presumptive exposure under the PACT Act. Service connection for right lower extremity neuropathy, secondary to lung cancer residuals, is denied.

The Veteran's claims for effective dates earlier than February 11, 2016 and February 7, 2018 for service connection were denied.,The Veteran's claim for increased ratings was also denied.